On the Town

Want to catch a good movie? Or listen to a renowned string quartet at Perth Concert Hall? Perhaps Shakespeare is more your style – or a good old belly laugh at a bawdy stage play? Whatever takes your fancy, AMA (WA) is offering members the chance to win FREE tickets to a range of movies, concerts, plays, shows or events currently on in Perth.

Entries must be received by 4pm, Sunday 30 December, 2018.

Nigel Kennedy – Bach, Kennedy, Gershwin

Virtuoso violinist and living legend Nigel Kennedy brings his trademark effervescent live performance back to Perth. Joined on stage by his hand-picked band including much-acclaimed American guitarist Howard Alden, Kennedy will perform works of his much-loved Johann Sebastian Bach and George Gershwin, including the immortal Summertime, Porgy and Bess and Rhapsody in Blue, as well as Kennedy’s own composition The Magician of Lublin.

Vice

Oscar winning writer/director Adam McKay (The Big Short) brings his trademark wit to the true story of US Vice President Dick Cheney in Vice. George W. Bush ( Sam Rockwell) wins the 2000 election, but it’s Cheney (Christian Bale) who quietly takes charge, wielding his newfound power as vice-president to reshape the country and the world – with lasting consequences. Featuring magnificent performances from Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell, Vice is a smart, irreverent comedy-drama that will shock and entertain in equal measure.

Green Book

In need of a driver for his 1962 concert tour, world-class black pianist Dr Don Shirley (Ali) recruits Tony Lip (Mortensen), a tough-talking Italian-American from the Bronx. As this mismatched pair set out on their journey, they must rely on the “Green Book” to guide them to safe establishments in America’s segregated south – but they’ll need more than a book to understand each other. Winner of the Audience Award at Toronto International Film Festival, Mortenson and Ali make a winning double act in this humorous and heart-warming film.

Instant Family

When Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) decide to start a family, they explore the world of adoption. When they meet a trio of siblings, including a rebellious 15-year-old girl (Isabela Moner), they find themselves unexpectedly speeding from zero to three kids overnight. Now, Pete and Ellie must hilariously try to learn the ropes of instant parenthood in the hopes of becoming a family. Instant Family is inspired by the real events from the life of writer/director Sean Anders and also stars Octavia Spencer and Tig Notaro.

Eddie Izzard – Wunderbar

Eddie Izzard is about to take on the universe again with his new world comedy tour Wunderbar. An all-new rather personal show, which expands on his unique, totally surreal view of life, love, history and his ‘theory of the universe’. Wunderbar is a delicious insight into the surreal and fantastical world of Eddie Izzard. This is intelligent bunkum of the highest order.

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